SUNDAY MARCH 17TH FOOTBALL RUMOURS

Madrid are also keen on Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen – but the Premier League club want £200m for the 26-year-old Dane. (Sunday Star)

Real Madrid want to sign Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 28, following Zinedine Zidane’s return to the club. (Sunday Mirror)

Zidane says no final decision has been made on Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’ future at the club. The 26-year-old, who was signed after Zidane left the club in May 2018, was dropped for the Frenchman’s first match back. (Evening Standard)

Chelsea will attempt to stop 18-year-old Callum Hudson-Odoi’s dream transfer to Bayern Munich, if Hazard opts for a move to Real Madrid. The German champions could break the Premier League record fee for a teenager if the winger favours a move to the Bundesliga. (Sun)

Tottenham are preparing a £50m bid for Fulham winger Ryan Sessegnon. The 18-year-old – who has attracted interested from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain – has yet to sign a new deal with Fulham. (Sunday Mirror)

Paris St-Germain have put contract talks with Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 41, Brazilian right-back Dani Alves, 35, and Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, 34, on hold after the French club were knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester United. (L’Equipe – in French)

Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes Mauricio Pochettino has his "dream job" and that he "doesn’t see where he could go that’s any better at the moment than managing Tottenham". Pochettino had been linked to a job at either Real Madrid or Manchester United. (Star)

Manager Pep Guardiola says that Borussia Dortmund’s English winger Jadon Sancho, 18, "didn’t not want the challenge" of attempting to become a first-team regular at Manchester City. Sancho left the Premier League club in August 2017. (Sky Sports)

DR Congo want to convince Crystal Palace defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka to play for the national team. The 21-year-old was born in London and is of Congolese heritage. (Independent)

Arsenal are keen to sign Wan-Bissaka, although Palace want £40m for the right-back. (Sun)

Everton manager Marco Silva has told Colombian defender Yerry Mina, 24, he needs to be more consistent if he wants to become a regular in the first team. (Sky Sports)

Manchester United, Tottenham and Manchester City are all interested in signing Lyon’s 22-year-old French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele. (Calciomercato)

Barcelona are interested in Celta Vigo’s Uruguayan striker Maxi Gomez – but they may not make a move for the 22-year-old as he does not have an EU passport. (Marca – in Spanish)

Sevilla have opened talks with Roma’s former director of football Monchi, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal. (Talksport)